Ham Radio
- callsign
- DA1BB
- location
- Braunschweig, Germany · JO52IJ
- rig
- Yaesu FT-710 AESS
- bands
- 10m · 15m · 17m · 20m · 30m · 40m · 60m · 80m · 2m · 70cm
- modes
- FT8 · FT4 · CW · SSB
Awards
QRZ
- DX World Award
- 114 countries worked
- Master of Radio Communication — Europe
- 58 EU entities worked
- World Continents Award
- all 6 continents worked
- Grid Squared Award
- 556 grid squares worked
- World Radio Friendship Award
- United States Counties Award
- 12 Days of QRZ
- 2024
- 30 Years of QRZ
eQSL
- eDX
- DX Award — 76 countries
- eEurope
- Worked Europe — 50 entities
- eEurope FT8
- Worked Europe — FT8
- eAsia FT8
- Worked Asia — FT8
- eJapan
- Worked Japan — 10 contacts
- eWAC 10m
- Worked All Continents — 10m
- eGridHF FT8
- Grid HF Award — FT8
- ePFX300
- Prefix Award — 300 prefixes
- ePFX300 FT8
- Prefix Award — 300 prefixes FT8
- eGridSat
- Grid Squares Satellite Award — 305 grids
- ePFX300 JT9
- Prefix Award — 303 prefixes (JT9)
- eWAC
- Worked All Continents — 6 continents
- eUK
- Worked UK — 6 contacts
FT8DMC
- FT8DMC
- member #24900 (2025-03-16)
- WAMA-100
- Worked All Members Award — 100 members · #12084 (2025-05-19)
- WAMA-200
- Worked All Members Award — 200 members (2025-05-19)
- WAMA-300
- Worked All Members Award — 300 members · #9887 (2025-05-19)
- WAGB
- Worked All Great Britain · #6877 (2025-05-20)
- WR1A Bronze
- Worked Region 1 Award — 30 countries · #11255 (2025-05-20)
- WESA-III
- Worked European States Award — level III
- WBUSA-III
- Worked Both USA — level III
- WFINSA-III
- Worked Finnish Stations Award — level III
- WASCA
- Worked All South/Central America
- WASCA 15m
- Worked All South/Central America — 15m
- WPPA-5
- Worked Philippine Provinces Award — 5 provinces
- WPPA-5 10m
- Worked Philippine Provinces Award — 5 provinces on 10m
- WPPA-5 15m
- Worked Philippine Provinces Award — 5 provinces on 15m
- WPSA-10
- Worked Pacific States Award — 10 states
- WPSA-10 10m
- Worked Pacific States Award — 10 states on 10m
- WPSA-10 15m
- Worked Pacific States Award — 10 states on 15m
- WROSA-III
- Worked Russian Oblast Award — level III
FT4DMC
- GSA-100
- Grid Square Award — 100 grid squares · #2767 (2025-05-20)
- LDA Moon
- Long Distance Award — Moon level (384,400 km) · #2521 (2025-05-20)
- LDA Io
- Long Distance Award — Io level
- LDA Europa
- Long Distance Award — Europa level
- LDA Ganymede
- Long Distance Award — Ganymede level
- LDA Callisto
- Long Distance Award — Callisto level
- LDA Titan
- Long Distance Award — Titan level
- LDA Triton
- Long Distance Award — Triton level
Logbook stats (from ADIF log)
- DXCC
- 123 entities worked, 109 confirmed — award earned
- WAC
- all 6 continents worked — award earned
- WPX
- 873 prefixes worked — WPX 300 earned
- WAS
- 42/50 US states worked — missing: AK, AR, DE, HI, NM, NV, UT, WY
- IOTA
- 73 refs worked, 64 confirmed (need 100 for basic award)
- CW DXCC
- 49 worked, 31 confirmed on CW
- WWFF
- 1 WWFF ref worked
- 5-Band DXCC
- 10m 56w/49c · 15m 105w/88c · 20m 97w/84c · 40m 39w/33c · 80m 21w/14c
Contests
Regular participation in CQ WW DX, CQ WW WPX, SP DX, REF, LZ DX, Russian DX, XMAS, and DARC contests (Ostercontest, TDN). Most activity on 20m, 40m, and 80m CW.
- CQ WW DX CW
- 53 QSOs · 10m, 15m, 20m, 40m, 80m
- CQ WW WPX CW
- 33 QSOs · 20m, 40m
- SP DX Contest
- 26 QSOs · 40m
- Russian DX Contest
- 21 QSOs · 15m, 20m, 40m
- LZ DX Contest
- 17 QSOs · 20m, 40m, 80m
- XMAS Contest
- 12 QSOs · 40m, 80m
- REF Contest
- 8 QSOs · 20m, 40m, 80m
- VHFREG1
- 4 QSOs · 2m FM/SSB
- DARC Ostercontest 2026
- 459 pts · Single Operator, CW, Low Power · #102 in Germany · #9 in Distrikt H
CW
Actively learning CW. Currently training at 25/18 WPM (Farnsworth method) with a target of 25 WPM for head copy. Daily practice using Morse Machine, LCWO callsign app, and MorseRunner for contest simulation.
Projects
- hambuddy — desktop companion app (Python/PyQt5) with DX cluster spot matching, CW exchange templates, and CWScope browser-based CW audio analysis
- ham-radio-compass — ham radio compass tool
- lama — LAMA (LoRa Analytics and Monitoring Apparatus)
- nice_lora — LoRa experiments
Remote station
Building a remote HF station to operate DA1BB from Pune, India (2026–2029). The Braunschweig shack stays online; access via WireGuard VPN and a custom CAT-over-TLS gateway.